Re: Fishbulb's WDW Invasion II Trip Report 10.20.07-10.27.07

Is Invasion III going to be in December 2008 with Mousefest or is there another cruise ?

No, it's in May.
Rumor is that in 2009 Invasion IV will be at an overseas park. But who knows for sure

Good morning, son
In twenty years from now
Maybe we'll both sit down and have a few beers
And I can tell you 'bout today
And how I picked you up and everything changed
It was pain
Sunny days and rain
I knew you'd feel the same things...

Re: Fishbulb's WDW Invasion II Trip Report 10.20.07-10.27.07

WDW Invasion II

Day 2 of 7
October 22nd Port Orleans French Quarter

After a nice nights rest we woke up ready to head off to Animal Kingodom Problem was that we got a call from SirClinkalot who was already there and he said the place was a mad house. Why? The park hosted Extra Magic Hours that morning and was way ahead of schedule for being overcrowded.

Dusty then called Savik101, MIckeyMax and Rixter, and and made alternate plans to visit Epcot.

Betty, our navigator, led the way.

Oh the tram!

We arrived at Epcot eager to share with Savik101 the new Nemo ride since he'd only been on the DLR version. Our hopes of getting a preview of the renovated Spaceship Earth were dashed when we saw the construction walls still firmly in place.

Veering to the right we made it to the Seas with Nemo and Friends which had a 30 minute wait. The line moved briskly and we were soon in a clamobile. Great ride.

The queue

What to do next? Why, Journey into Imagination with Figment. On our way to the imagination institute Dustysage made some lunch reservations for our group at the Rose and Crown Pub in the UK Pavillion.

Savik101 and Dusty making beautiful music together.

On our way to the UK we looked up on Test Track and saw the Disney Oompa Loompas tarring the roof.

Ooompa Loompa Doompity doo, We've got a roof top sealant for you.

Oh I LOVE food and Wine festival.

I picked a Peruvian Syrah

We checked into the Rose and Crown and waited by walking around the UK

Chillin' a bit of alright chum.

Look! Prince Charles was there!

Monorailman and I did the labyrinth. It was great fun.

Settling in for lunch I had the most wonderful meal.

The Ploughmans lunch. Even the name is great!

It was cold cuts of Roast beef, Turkey and Ham along with a salad and cheeses. YUh-um!

With lunch out of the way we headed toward the french pavilion for dessert. Instead we got more wine, this time I had a bordeaux that was mediocre, and we visited an old friend at Impressions de France.

It's Us!

Gotta love a good pour

Cheers!

Oh look how cute we are.

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Hello Louis!

After stoppping in Morroco we had to tell the group goodbye as Dusty and I had "romantic" dinner plans at one of our favorite places in Down Town Disney, Raglan Road.

Morocco!

Dusty in front of a very strange Oklahoma display in honor of the food and wine festival.

Thinking further ahead Dusty insisted we run by the new restaurant in Japan, Teken Edo, to make reservations. We said goodbye to the group and went to the Japan Pavillion.

The renovated dining area is beautiful.

After bidding Sayonora to our Japanese friends Dusty and I made our way to Down Town Disney.

We hopped aboard the water taxi

Oh Captain, My Captain.

We stopped into the Christmas store there an asked an employee if the had Santa Claus ornaments. We were told no.

Well...

YOU WERE WRONG LADY!

We had a wondereful dinner at Raglan Road and, hoping abord the monorail, we went straight to the Magic Kingdom. We needed to go th MK to maybe ride Haunted Mansion again, but also to pick up the Mouse Ears for our costumes for Mickey's not-so-scary Halloween party on Tuesday night.

Raglan Road

Main Street at night.

The Hat lady was awesome.

After procuring hats we darted into Adventureland during the fireworks show. I could not resist a trip through the Swiss Family Robinson Treeouse so, during fireworks, we took a tour.

It was about this time that we decided to jump onto Pirates "lite" as I call it. While in line Skyway Grl phoned us. She said she was on her way to hang with us and we told her we would watch our phones.

Davey Jones-ZAH!

The WDW Pirates is so weak. With all of this room why did they build it on the cheap?

Finishing up Pirates, Dusty had a craving for a snack. I chose celery and carrots. He chose funnel cake.

Skyway grl called and we told her we would meet her at the castle. While we waited I snapped some photos.

Once Skyway grl arrived Dusty and I asked her to pick one ride she ha not been on yet. It's a Small world was one she had not been on here yet so we all went and set sail.

Still the slowest

It's a tiny tiny world.

SkywayGrl and Dusty

It was then that I wanted another trip through the Haunted Mansion. Despite the crowds it only took us 10 minutes to get on. COOL!

I just love the changes. However, the sound in our Doom Buggy popped and crackled between several of the show scenes.

Exiting the Mansion we got a call from, ironically, Doom BGI. He and Monorail Man were at Magic Kingdom and wanted to know what we were up to. We caught up with them as they were exiting the Tomorrowland Transit Authority.

All of them decided they wanted to go ride the Grand Prix (Autopia) and I DESPISE that attraction. I bid them farewell and took my own private ride on TTA. That was nice.

Bye guys

It was time for Dusty and I to leave. We said goodbye to the group, made our way out of the park, and that is how day two ended.

Re: Fishbulb's WDW Invasion II Trip Report 10.20.07-10.27.07

Katrina, you're looking good!

Thanks for the update Fishy!!

Good morning, son
In twenty years from now
Maybe we'll both sit down and have a few beers
And I can tell you 'bout today
And how I picked you up and everything changed
It was pain
Sunny days and rain
I knew you'd feel the same things...